By Randall Roberts August 18, 2004

Going "nose-to-nose" is demolition-derby-speak for what's known to Sunday drivers as the head-on collision, and it's not much fun when experienced sitting shotgun. But from the stands it's pretty cool, and that's what the crowd at the Washington County Fair in Illinois has come to see. They've paid five bucks to witness serious metal-on-metal action. This crowd won't tolerate sandbaggers or pansies. They've come to watch grown men get their necks jerked as LTDs, Bonnevilles and Cadillacs ram into the rear ends of... More >>>

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By Jennifer Silverberg

Randy Schwartzkopf (foreground) with his father,
Richard. In the 18 years that the son has been racing,
he's won 77 feature events. He's only 34.